Aldridge Gardens, 3530 Lorna Road, will host the classes listed below to assist gardeners of all skill levels.
Vegetable Gardening for Central Alabama
Saturday, April 6, 9-11 a.m.
Instructor: James Horton, Director,
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
$12 Members/$15 Non-Members
For beginner to intermediate gardeners, this seminar is focused on everything you need to know to start growing your own tasty vegetables.
Learn from Garden Director James Horton the details of planting spring and summer vegetables including site selection, soil type, soil prep, timing of planting, vegetable varieties, planting techniques, organic and inorganic fertilizers and how to manage insects and diseases. Participants will leave with handouts and the confidence to begin their own garden. Think globally. Grow locally.
Class size is limited. Preregistration suggested.
Hail to the Hydrangea!
Saturday, May 4, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Instructor: David Doggett, Master
Gardener and Hydrangea Propagator
$12 Members/$15 Non-Members
Hydrangeas are among the most popular ornamental shrubs for Southern gardens – and some of the most confusing. Doggett will present and explain the various types of hydrangeas and provide guidance on plant placement, sun or shade, plant care, fertilizing and bloom color. He’ll sort out the confusion many gardeners have about the different species and the proper pruning time for their hydrangeas.
Some of the newest hydrangea introductions will be discussed, all just in time for the annual Mothers’ Day weekend hydrangea sale at Aldridge Gardens!
Pre-registration requested.
For more information or to make reservations for either class, call 682- 8019 or visit aldridgegardens.com.
